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  1. The Major Projects Report 2013

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    MOD’s procurement budget is now more stable, despite a £754m increase in the cost of the carriers, but there are still risks to the affordability of the equipment plan.

  2. Privacy statement

    This privacy statement explains how the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) and the National Audit Office (NAO) use and protect any data they hold about you. This statement also summarises your rights in relation to that data.

  4. 2012-13 review of the data systems for the Ministry of Defence

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    Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Ministry of Defence’s Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
    This review was carried out on the 2012-15 Business Plan. Revised Business Plans were issued in June 2013.

  6. Ministry of Defence Accounts 2012-13

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    Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), has qualified his audit opinion on the MOD’s 2012-13 accounts.

  8. Royal Air Force Museum White Paper 2012-2013

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    Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has qualified his audit opinion on the 2012-13 Royal Air Force (RAF) Museum accounts in relation to the part of the Museum staff’s pay award for which it did not have ministerial approval.

  10. Strategic flood risk management

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    The Environment Agency has improved the cost effectiveness and prioritization of its flood risk spending but current spending is insufficient to meet many flood defence maintenance needs.

  11. Major programmes – what are we learning?

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    Since we first published our Framework to review programmes in 2017 there has been no let-up in NAO reports on major projects and programmes, most recently on Crossrail, the Emergency Services Network and the Stonehenge by-pass road. From the need to manage the risks of untried approaches to signs warning of unrealistic cost estimates, this […]

  12. Confirmed impacts: NAO work helps the Ministry of Defence reduce excess stock

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    We estimate that the MOD made £253 million of savings on inventory purchases in 2012 as a result of our recommendations.

    This NAO impacts case study represents one example where there has been some beneficial change, whether financial or non-financial, resulting from our involvement.

  13. Efficiency savings require learning past lessons

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    Gareth Davies, head of the NAO, outlines lessons from NAO reports into the government’s handling of COVID-19 in a keynote speech at the Houses of Parliament.

  14. Update on the National Cyber Security Programme

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    Government continues to make good progress in implementing the Programme. It must, however increase the pace of change in some areas in the face of evolving cyber threats.

  15. Decommissioning toolkit
    Defence Value For Money

    This page is part of our decommissioning toolkit. This section of the website has been set up to support the ongoing programme of work by the UK NAO Defence Value for Money Team, to better understand what drives the performance of major defence projects. Introduction For the last 20 years the annual Major Projects Report […]

  16. The Equipment Plan 2023 to 2033

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    The Ministry of Defence’s Equipment Plan for the next decade is unaffordable and it is facing the largest budget deficit since the Plan was first published in 2012, according to a new report by the National Audit Office.

  19. Contract management – challenges and consequences

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    Establishing solid foundations early in the contract and commercial relationship lifecycle is critical for contracts to work. But this process starts long before contracts are signed. Two recent NAO reports provide insights into the importance of getting both the procurement strategy and process right. Experience has shown that not doing so can result in millions […]